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PNEUMOVAX 23 pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL Injection, Solution, 10 syringes — NDC 00006-4837-03 package photo
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PNEUMOVAX 23 pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL Injection, Solution, 10 syringes — NDC 0006-4837-03 (Billing 00006-4837-03)

by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 10 SYRINGE, GLASS in 1 CARTON / .5 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS

This is a package of 10 syringes of PNEUMOVAX 23 pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL Injection, Solution from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, marketed since Jul 2014 and currently FDA-listed. It is this product's only package size.

NDC 00006-4837-03
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 0006-4837-03 billing pads the labeler segment with a zero
Brand On market Non-controlled ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 1, 2026 · this listing last changed Oct 2, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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NDC database record

One package, one record: these facts belong to NDC 0006-4837-03 alone.

Record
FDA NDC Directory package listing · Vaccine
Code segments
0006 labeler · 4837 product · 03 package
Package marketed since
Jul 21, 2014
Sample package
No — commercial package
Listing certified through
Dec 31, 2026
Barcode (UPC-A, from the NDC)
3 0006483703 2
FDA record last changed
Oct 2, 2026

Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 0006-4837-03
Product NDC 0006-4837
11-digit billing NDC 00006483703
NCPDP billing unit ML — per mL (volume)
Application # BLA101094
SPL Set ID bb362a20-6d91-4ae8-bebb-9ee8b2591814
Established class (EPC) Actively Acquired Immuni
Physiologic effect Actively Acquired Immunity
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category BLA
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2014-07-21
Route INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS
Dosage form INJECTION, SOLUTION
Substance STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TYPE 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TYPE 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TYPE 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE TYPE 4 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTI
Biologic (Purple Book) 351(a)

Drug-database identifiers Medi-Span GPI and First Databank GCN / HICL / AHFS classification

GPI-14 1720006500E510
GPI class Pneumovax 23
GCN Seq No 009679
GCN 43859
HICL code 004212
Ingredient (HICL) Pneumococcal 23-Val P-Sac Vac
HIC1 code W
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Anti-Infecting Agents
HIC2 code W7
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Biologicals
HIC3 code W7L
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Gram Positive Cocci Vaccines
AHFS code 80:12.00.00
AHFS class Vaccines
FDB label name PNEUMOVAX 23 SYRINGE
FDB brand name Pneumovax 23
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
  • GSN (GCN sequence number): 009679
  • GCN: 43859
  • GPI-14 (Medi-Span): 1720006500E510
  • HICL (First Databank): 004212
  • AHFS class code: 80:12.00.00
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 0006-4837-03 — a 4-4-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the labeler segment → 00006-4837-03. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

Clinical

Label name PNEUMOVAX 23 SYRINGE Ingredient Pneumococcal 23-Val P-Sac Vac

Supplement & herbal interactions

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Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

Pricing

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Price systemPer mLPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
00006-4837-03 You're viewing this Main listing 10 SYRINGE, GLASS in 1 CARTON / .5 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS 2014-07-21 — Active

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
Pneumovax 23 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mLthis 00006-4837-03 Merck 10 syringes — — FDA listed —
Pneumovax 23 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 2 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL; 3 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN 25 ug/.5mL 00006-4943-00 Merck 10 vials — — FDA listed —
About this product: this is a biologic. Biologics don't have small-molecule generics — competition comes from FDA-licensed biosimilars (shown above), not generics.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

Availability & biosimilar status

🏛️
1977
First FDA approval
Nov 1977
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
49 years listed
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Biosimilars
see Purple Book
🧬Biologic — competition comes from biosimilars

Biologics have no small-molecule generics; biosimilar competition is tracked in the FDA Purple Book.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Purple Book (biologics), refreshed from public FDA data. Biosimilar launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

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Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed — ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.

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No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
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Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
FDA applicationBLA101094 (BLA)
Labeler code00006
First marketedJul 2014
Product typeVaccine
Portfolio112 products on file

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HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
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Questions about this listing

Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The form printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed is the one the FDA registered. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero and the dashes are dropped. The Identity section at the top of this page lists each form of this code.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
← 00006-4831-41 · Merck 00006-4841-00 · Merck →
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